“ ACCIDENT INVESTIGATION “ 1970s POLICE OFFICER TRAINING FILM FIRST RESPONDER PROCEDURE XD47694
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One of many films in the “Roll Call“ series produced by Motorola Telepictures, “Accident Investigation“ was directed by the team of Sanders, Rose and Swedloff and executive produced by Sid Davis (:09). Davis was a well-known American director and producer who created non-fiction films for social guidance purposes. This particular film depicts what must steps must be taken by a police officer responding to an automobile accident. It opens with an image of an African American woman sitting unconscious behind a wheel following an accident (:13). An on-duty officer takes the dispatch from his car radio (:31). He then arrives on scene as a pedestrian checks the unconscious woman’s pulse (:41). He parks his car about fifty feet back from the accident to act as a shield and keep further accidents from occurring (:57). Once on scene, the next priority is first aide for the